Nea Awards Pay Tribute To 12 Master Folk Artists

September 1, 1985|Chicago Tribune

A dozen of America`s unsung master folk artists have won 1985 National Heritage Awards given by the National Endowment for the Arts as ``the country`s highest award in recognition of extraordinary accomplishment in a traditional arts field.``

``Through these awards,`` NEA Chairman Frank Hodsoll says, ``we celebrate and pay tribute to the diversity of cultural endeavor that comprises the fabric of American life.``

The winners, to be honored at a ceremony in Washington in September, are: